"I won't apologize for my past. A man is supposed to have experience." "From all indications, you've acquired enough for ten men".

I had learned that there were substitutes for a mother who couldn't be a mother. You could find love with other people. You could find it in places you weren't even looking. But the original wound would never heal. I would carry it with me forever, and so would Tara. That was the trick . . . accepting it, going on with your life, knowing it was part of you.

His kisses tapped into deep mines of memory, and the years that had separated us fell away as if they were nothing.

I never lie for the sake of kindness,” he murmured, smiling. “One of my many flaws.

I love you dammit.""she brushed her lips teasingly against his."How much?" He made a slight sound, as if the soft kiss had affected him intensely."Without limit.Beyond forever.

For God's sake, Marks, do you think anyone really wants a glance at those dried-up matchsticks you call legs?

Ah, there’s the governess voice. All stern and disapproving. It makes me feel like a naughty schoolboy.